The 2026 Defense Strategy elevates space as the new high ground. In an exclusive interview, Stephen Kitay explains how AI and autonomous systems secure U.S. dominance.

It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and ...

Gen. Michael Guetlein, head of the Golden Dome missile defense program. speaks Jan. 23, 2026, at the AFCEA Space Industry Days conference. Credit: Space Systems Command livestream WASHINGTON — Gen.

When most people hear the phrase "space warfare," they imagine science fiction battles, not real-world military strategy. But in today’s world, outer space has become a great frontier of geopolitical ...

Marc Berkowitz (left), nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as assistant secretary of defense for space policy, and Joseph Jewell, Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of defense for science ...

The Space Force has put out an offer for private space firms to operate from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, acting as a force multiplier for its own capabilities. The United States Space ...